Lingerie clasp



May 26, 1925.

A. T. GOSSOM LINGERIE CLASP Original. Filed Sept. 14, 1923 Patented May 26, 1925 UNITED STATES PATENT ounce.

ALVINA T. GOSSOM, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

LINGERIE CLASP.

Application filed September 14, 1923,.Seria1 N0.662,648. Renewed January 31, 1925.

To all whom, 2'15 may concern: wa-rdly at 2 and 3 to thus provide a central Be it known that I, A LVINA '1. Gossoiu, aportion 4 which may be secured to a strip citizen of the United States, residing at of fabric 5. By thus forming the bee r por- St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, have tion of the pin, the fabric is secured against invented a certain new and useful Improvemovement laterally along the pin, and thus ment in Lingerie Clasps, of which the folwill hold it more securely. The strip of lowing is a full, clear, and exact description, fabric shown at 5 may be made of any masurh as will cnnhle others skilled in the art to terial, preferably elastic, and strong and which it appertains to make and use the same. light so as to take up as little space as posll) My invention. relates to clasps for securing sible. I form on one half of the fabric two so he shoulder straps of lingerie to the outer metallic eyelets, 6, to receive thesnaps '7 garment of the wearer. to prevent the said upon the opposite half of the strip, these straps from slipping oil the shoulder. parts being arranged so that when the strip It is a common dilliculty in the ordinary is folded in theniiddle the eyelets and snaps 3 types of underwear now in use to have the will register in such manner as to snap toshoulder straps continually slipping oli' the gether, as shown in Fig. 4:. In doing this, shoulders of the wearer. and it is .an object the central portion 4 of the safety pin is in of my invention to provide an adjustable ateluded Within the central fold of the fabric, inching means which may be secured to the as shown in the drawin outer garment of the wearer and support the In the use of this device, the fabric is straps ofh'he undergarments in such manner folded over the central portion of the pin that the said straps will remain in proper and the first Snap adjacent the fold is enposition. gaged so as to hold the strip upon the pin.

Another object is to provide a. supporting The pin is then secured on the shoulder oi 95 means of this kind which may be secured the outer garment 834111 the inner side theredetachahlyto the outer garment so that it of, as shown in Fig. 5. Theouter portion may he used with diil'crcut dresses and serve of the fabric is then clasped around the strap in each case to support the shoulder straps or straps oi' the undergarment, and when ol the under garment. the said straps are thus included, the outer Referring to the drawing herewith, where snap-7 is secured together so as to prevent an in likev merals of reference are applied to the removal of the shoulder straps from this like parts in all the views, Fig. l is a side support. 7

elevation ol a pin, which may he employed it will he noted that the clasp may he in connection with my invention: Fig. l is secured to the garment in a very inconspicua plan view of a strip ol l'ahric, V

elastic fabric, employed in connection with ordinary conditions. The device'is liglit in the pin shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a side structure, and Will not interfere with the elevation of said fabric strip; Fig. t is a movements of the wearer, and will prevent transverse section showing the fabric strip the straps of the Wearers lingerie from slipin secured. to the pin, said pm being out apping elf the shoulder. It will be easily atso proximately on the line 47-4 of Fig. 1, and tached or detached, and will be simple in Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the construction. The further objects and ad use of this attachment upon the clothing of vantages of this device will be apparent the wearer. without further description. 45 The invention may be readily understood 1 elaim:--

by referring to the drawing. I contemplate 1. A lingerie clasp comprisingwa safety employing a safety pin, which may be of pin, a strip of flexible material adapted to ordinary type, or preferably may be made fold midway of its ends to include the back as is the ordinary safety pin, but having portion of said pin, releasable means to se- )referahly ous manner and will not show atoll under 85 y 50 the hack portion 1 of the pin hent .forcure said flexible strip to said pin, and means to secure the ends of said strip together to ment of said strip on said back portion and include a strap-of clothingin the manner a snap at the ends of said strip to secure 10 described. I said ends together to include a shoulder strzu) 2. A lingerie clasp comprising a safety in h manner described- 5 i h i a i ti d a b k p r- In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my tion, a flexible strip of material adapted to signature this the 31 day of August, A. 1). fold midway of its length to include said 1923. back portion, means to prevent lateral move- ALVINA T. GOSSOM. 

